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Manx Memories And Movements By Samuel Norris

Mr. Norris is an English journalist who settled in Douglas in 1894. His lively book of reminiscences (Douglas : Norris Modern Press, 12s. 6d.) is largely concerned with the con-......

Current Literature

SIGMUND FREUD By Francis H. Bartlett Those who combine a dislike of Marxism with a distaste for Psychoanalysis commonly assume that Marxism and Psycho- analysis are counterparts......

The English Coasting Trade,

1600 - 1750 By T. S. Willan Dr. Willan's monograph on our coasting trade between 1600 and 175o (Manchester University Press, 12s. 6d.) is a very sound piece of research work. He......

Propaganda Boom By A. J. Mackenzie

Mr. A. J. Mackenzie's Propaganda Boom (John Gifford, ros. 6d.) is a book which contains a great deal of interesting material. It misses being an altogether convincing piece of......

Monastic Studies By Watkin Williams

Mr. Williams has collected in a volume eighteen short essays on various aspects of the early monasticism of which he is a well-known student (Manchester University Press, sos.......